Active coronavirus cases in Austria rose to over 8,000 – Coronavirus –

The number of people actively infected with SARS-CoV-2 in Austria surpassed the 8,000 mark on Sunday. According to the Ministry of the Interior and Health, 8,100 people were actively infected at 9:30 am 621 new infections were added in 24 hours; there were 813 on Saturday. However, fewer tests are done on the weekend. The number of hospitalized patients is decreasing.

While 349 people had to be treated in hospitals in Austria on Saturday, on Sunday it was 341. The number of Covid-19 cases treated in intensive care units also dropped significantly: it dropped from 84 people on Saturday to 68 on Sunday.

If more than 18,000 tests were entered into the Resident Epidemiological Registry (EMS) on Saturday, about 12,500 were added on Sunday, significantly fewer than in recent days. On average, over the past seven days, the number of new infections per day was 705.

So far there have been 38,095 positive results in Austria. As of today (September 20, 2020, 9:30 am), 766 people in Austria have died from the consequences of the corona virus and 29,229 have recovered.

The reproduction factor on Sunday was 1.29.

When it comes to new infections, the highest number of 319 were registered again in the federal capital on Sunday. There were 94 additional cases in 24 hours in Lower Austria, 62 in Tyrol and 49 in Upper Austria. Vorarlberg registered 38 new infections in the Epidemiological Registry Registry (EMS), Salzburg 21 and Styria 13. In Carinthia eight additional people infected with Covid-19 were registered.

New infections since the last report (Saturday – 09:30 am) are divided among the Austrian federal states as follows:

Update 12:00 pm .: According to the state government Corona board, Vorarlberg has 433 actively positive people.

The “NEUE AM SONNTAG” asked the governor:

“Currently, most of those infected in Vorarlberg are under 40 years old. Those over 60 are hardly infected. Would it be a way, similar to Sweden’s, to protect the elderly and not overly restrict the young?

Wallner replied:

“The question of how the fall will unfold remains unanswered. We observe the development of hospital capacities on a daily basis, and it is an essential parameter for better infection control. At the moment we are fortunate that relatively few beds are needed. But we are entering a challenging phase and it has not yet been decided whether the number of infections will increase dramatically and thus the older parts of the population will be re-infected, or whether it will remain with a group younger than can tolerate the virus better. It is the key to avoiding a second blockage. “

According to his own statement, Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) wanted to react earlier to the renewed increase in corona infections. “It is true that I have wanted to tighten the measures since late summer,” he said in the newspaper “Österreich” (Sunday). However, this was not his only decision, he obviously referred to differences of opinion with the Greens.

Kurz also criticized the lack of implementation of the measures. “I have the impression that some had underestimated the situation and did not implement the measures that would have been necessary in due time,” Kurz said and regarding the federal capital: “I hope that the situation in Vienna does not get out of control.” “Furthermore, the Chancellor was convinced that the situation” can “return to normal in the summer of 2021.

The World Health Organization (WHO) supports the search for herbal remedies for Covid-19 in Africa. Experts from the WHO and two other organizations have “approved a protocol for phase 3 clinical trials of a herbal medicine for Covid-19,” the WHO said Saturday in Brazzaville, its regional headquarters in Africa.

WHO’s partners are the African Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the Commission for Social Affairs of the African Union. “Phase 3 clinical trials are essential to fully evaluate the safety and efficacy of a new medical product,” the statement said. “If a traditional medicine product proves to be safe, effective and of guaranteed quality, the WHO will recommend rapid and large-scale local manufacture.”

At the end of April, the Malagasy government introduced a mugwort-based herbal drink, which is said to have a preventive and curative effect against the new corona virus. However, there are considerable doubts about the efficacy of the drug called “Covid Organics”, which is being promoted by the president of Madagascar, Andry Rajoelina. It has not yet been investigated in any scientific study.

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